ORLANDO – The Phoenix Suns continue their four-game road trip on Tuesday, March 31, against the Orlando Magic at Kia Center.

The 4 p.m. MST game will be televised on 3TV and Arizona’s Family Sports.

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Dillon Brooks will make his return from a fractured left hand that sidelined him for 18 consecutive games.

The Suns (42-33) went 9-9 in those 18 games. Brooks is averaging a career-high 20.9 points in his first year in Phoenix.

Phoenix is starting Collin Gillespie, Devin Booker, Jalen Green, Oso Ighodaro and Brooks for the first time this season. This is the 23rd different starting lineup for Phoenix this season.

Booker, Green and Brooks have only played 41 minutes together over the course of five games.

Grayson Allen is also back after missing the 131-105 win at Memphis under left knee injury management.

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The Suns are without Mark Williams (left foot third metatarsal stress reaction), Haywood Highsmith (right knee injury management) and Amir Coffey (left ankle sprain).

The Magic (39-35) are starting Jalen Suggs, Desmond Bane, Tristan da Silva, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr.

Orlando is down Franz Wagner (left high ankle sprain injury management), Anthony Black (left lateral abdominal strain) and Jonathan Isaac (left knee sprain).

Phoenix won the first matchup in double overtime, 113-110, Feb. 21 on Green’s corner 3 at the buzzer. Brooks also fractured his hand against the Magic in Phoenix.

Suns defense falters, down big at half.

The Phoenix Suns allowed the Orlando Magic to shoot 52.5% from the field as they trail, 70-56, at halftime.

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The last time Phoenix allowed at least 70 points in the first half was Feb. 11 against the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, which dropped 75 points on the Suns in the first half.

Phoenix has been called for 20 fouls in the first half as Dillon Brooks and Oso Ighodaro each have four fouls.

There have been five technical fouls called as Devin Booker and Brooks each have one for Phoenix. Brooks picked his up in his first game back from a fractured left hand that sidelined him 18 games.

Brooks picked his up within the game’s first two minutes to give him a league-high 17. Another one and Brooks will serve another one-game suspension.

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Booker leads the Suns with 15 points while Jalen Suggs has a team-high 13 for the Magic.

Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.

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